I am one of the rare ones who can get second day hair by spraying water on it BUT it is not shiny looking like first day hair. Does anyone here have any product recommendations to make second day hair look more shiny and polished?

Olive oil, coconut oil or castor oil work great for me. I dip the tip of my finger in the jar/bottle . I read somewhere that the amount of oil on the finger tip works best as a serum.. This does not make my hair greasy and it adds shine as well . Leave in sprays don't add shine unless it has silicones, but that is an absolute no-no for me.
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So, my problem is my hair is shiny on 2nd day, and not the first! What gives?

Originally Posted by Houseofcurls

I have the same problem! Idk why it's like that either. My hair didn't used to be like that, but since I've cut it from BSL to shoulder length, I like my second and third day hair better. Or maybe it's the weather change? Idk but I wish someone knew the answer to this question!

You could add a few drops of oil to the poo to help keep it from stripping.

I'm assuming you do a RO, but what about a LI?

Have you sealed with anything besides GSO? Maybe a slightly richer oil?

And you can try a few drops of oil in your gel, too.

Originally Posted by Jas76

I tried evoo but that was too heavy. Weighed everything down. I'll try adding the gso to the shampoo. Any recs for my next shampoo? Conditioner?
Most the time I co wash with tresemee, the green one, and condition with the trader joes tea tree tingle conditioner. I'm thinking I need to try some protein. My tresemee is almost gone so I'm thinking the suave coconut?

Hmm... Maybe it has to do with the natural oils being replenished the 2nd day?

Originally Posted by Jas76

Was thinking something similar. The natural oil/sebum probably spreads or "travels" down each hair shaft w/the help of time and gravity.

Straight or slightly wavy hair tends to get oilier more quickly after a wash, maybe because it's easier for the sebum to move down a straighter shaft that has very little bend to it. I suppose angle of hair would matter too. If it tends to grow "up" rather than down (I suppose) it could make it hard or impossible for the spread of sebum (unless the hair is manipulated into a downward position). Enter natural oils to compensate.

You could add a few drops of oil to the poo to help keep it from stripping.

I'm assuming you do a RO, but what about a LI?

Have you sealed with anything besides GSO? Maybe a slightly richer oil?

And you can try a few drops of oil in your gel, too.

Originally Posted by Jas76

I tried evoo but that was too heavy. Weighed everything down. I'll try adding the gso to the shampoo. Any recs for my next shampoo? Conditioner?
Most the time I co wash with tresemee, the green one, and condition with the trader joes tea tree tingle conditioner. I'm thinking I need to try some protein. My tresemee is almost gone so I'm thinking the suave coconut?

Originally Posted by Houseofcurls

I use that same low poo. I always prepoo with EVOO to offset any dryness.

Pre-pooing means coating your hair with oil (some people use conditioner instead of oil) before washing it. The procedure will prevent your hair from hygral fatigue,and for some it also makes their hair shinier and softer after washing
(+ if you use poos, it will prevent your hair from beeing overly stripped,by preventing the poo to enter your hair shaft)

Its pretty simple, take a (virgin/cold pressed) oil that you like , divide your hair in sections, now start apllying the oil by sections through your hair - you may want to start at your scalp and run your hands down to your ends. Massage your scalp with the oil while pre-pooing, as this will activate growth and also helps to loosen some dirt,making washing afterwards a bit easier.

Some girls like to detangle their hair during the pre poo process and leave it over night...i personally just pre poo about an hour before showering,put a heat cap on, and prefer to detangle with conditioner under the shower..